Phase switches and kill switches

[Les Paul Fanatic]

I find myself in need of some help, I'm trying to wire a kill switch as well as a phase switch in a couple of my guitars but to no avail. I have a theory as to why it isn't working but I wanna get some outside feedback first.

[Searcy]

Let's address these one at a time. All that's needed to wire up a kill switch is a SPST on off switch that shorts out the two wires that are connected to the output Jack.

[Searcy]

Here's what it would look like on a SPDT switch.

 

 

 

Phase switches are a bit more tricky. Who made your pickups? That's important because we need to know the color code. Are you trying to wire the pickup to change phases with another pickup or are you just wanting to change the way a humbuckers coils phase with each other?

 

Here is a paper I include with all my 4 wire humbuckers that shows some common wiring options for a 4 wire humbucker. These will also work for Seymour Duncan pickp0s as we use the same color code.

 

[Les Paul Fanatic]

The kill switch I've got working, I'm still having issues with the phase switch. I'm using EMG 81/85 in one so the color coding is white and red. I'm thinking the issue is that I need to have wire running to from the phase switch to the volume pot and then wire running from the volume pot to the selector switch.